The Modesto Area Partners in Science (MAPS) will offer the presentation “Can Desalination Solve California’s Water Problems” by Tom Luster, an analyst with the California Coastal Commission. The free event is scheduled for Friday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Sierra Hall 132 on Modesto Junior College’s West Campus, 2201 Blue Gum Ave., Modesto. Even with the interest fostered by the biggest drought in recent state history, desalination remains a small part of California’s water supply.